Kelly Mccarthy Email & Phone Number

Global

Washington, Dc

Director at the GIIN focusing on IRIS and impact measurement. She manages strategic partnerships and adoption among investors and other standards-setting bodies, and the GIIN's work to bring practical impact measurement guidance and infrastructure to the impact investment industry.Kelly is also a member of the Emerging Markets Standards Advisory Council of the Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS), on the Management Team for the FAST / GIZ Working Group on developing impact indicators for investments in sustainable forestry, and served as secretariat to the Co-Chairs of the Impact Measurement Working Group of the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established by the G8.

Washington, Dc

//Project Management//Built and implemented an impact measurement, assessment, and reporting program for 6 countries, 255+ companies, which looks at the intersection of economic, social and environmental impact performance, and leverages industry standards (IRIS) and impact rating systems (GIIRS). // Managed impact investor relationships for global network of New Ventures business accelerators // Developed core operating model and standards for global network of business accelerators//Training//Designed prototype training materials (“TIMe” | Toolkit and Training for Impact Measurement) for small and growing businesses (SGBs) to demonstrate, communicate, and improve impact performance in accordance with industry standards, impact rating systems, and investor expectations with a focus on greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency, and water // Trained pilot group of 13 SGBs from 10 countries representing 8 sectors to effectively measure and report on environmental information about their companies using TIMe materials // Trained pilot group of trainers from 10 countries on TIMe methodology resulting in an additional 20 SGBs pilot trained and managing greenhouse gas emissions and energy use//On the Ground//Managed implementation of core model and strategy for Colombia operations // Advised Mexico operations on integration of sustainability mentoring into business development services//Development//Designed, wrote, and managed proposals contributing to over $1 million in project funding

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Advised clients in the chemical, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, and apparel sectors on social and environmental performance indicators and how to report them to stakeholders // Assessed business sustainability, risks, and opportunities for Fortune 500 clients // Conducted research, Life Cycle Assessments, and monitored emerging trends for client projects // Led primary research on best practices for stakeholder engagement with Fortune 500 clients representing 8 sectors // Prepared white papers on the strategic drivers for companies to promote mainstream adoption of sustainable behaviors

Launched a $3.5M+, 12,000 square foot retail business that focuses on the LOHAS market // Developed strategic plan that increased the three year sales average by 55% // Defined purchasing standards and conducted quality assurance for 10,000+ SKUs // Defined and monitored company-wide performance metrics // Designed and implemented department-specific continuing education training program // Managed purchasing portfolio containing over 75 accounts // Created interview process for management staff // Implemented ECO program—a fund-raising partnership in support of local non-profit organizations

Advised strategic planning team for Edison Electric Institute initiative to develop standard set of environmental metrics for member utilities // Drafted preliminary set of industry standard metrics // Increased 10K report transparency to cite specific emerging regulatory risk issues, as a result it was one of the first midsized public utilities to disclose details about environmental risks to shareholders // Developed and implemented internal corporate sustainability audit // Co-wrote 2003 Environmental Report based on GRI indicators